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Student organization Conscious Collective form poetic family aLICIa JohNSoN Copy editor
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Whether in a meeting, forum or local poetry night, members of the student organization Conscious Collective bring every part of themselves. C.C., as called by the members, committ body, mind and soul to their delivery and perception in and out of the Georgia State community. Through poetry, they have developed a free and open environment for themselves and other students to be creative. All topics are open for discussion in this group. Ranging from domestic violence to celibacy, the more authentic, the better. The ultimate goal: to bring awareness and a place to express emotions in the best way students know how.
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